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Fraudulent voting is incredibly rare — and it does not happen at a scale to tip elections. 0.950

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Fraudulent voting is rare and does not occur at a scale large enough to change election outcomes.

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once the Postal Service finalized its rule — requiring states to submit a voter list if they want their voters to receive mail ballots — the Supreme Court blocked the measure. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Elections , US Government

Simplified: The finalized U.S. Postal Service rule required states to submit a voter list to have their voters receive mail ballots.

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3 weeks ago
The Supreme Court initially overrode U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s order blocking the rule back in August, saying it had been issued prematurely. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Elections , US Government

Simplified: In August, the Supreme Court initially overrode U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s order that blocked the USPS rule, stating the order was premature...

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3 weeks ago
Joined by Thomas, Alito wrote in his dissent that the “Government has a strong interest in enforcing the rule, and implementing it will also ‘enhance the visibility of Federal Ballot Mail’ in order to... 1.000

👤 Samuel Alito 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Elections , US Government

Simplified: Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas, wrote in his dissent that the government has a strong interest in enforcing the USPS rule to enhance mail bal...

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3 weeks ago
The Postal Service plan to disenfranchise voters won’t be in effect for the midterms. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Elections , US Government

Simplified: The U.S. Postal Service plan related to mail-in voting will not be in effect for the midterm elections.

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The lower court judge said the order was likely illegal and unconstitutional, and ultimately the Supreme Court agreed. 0.900

👤 A lower court judge 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Elections , US Government

Simplified: A lower court judge stated that the U.S. Postal Service's rule was likely illegal and unconstitutional.

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In a 6-1-2 decision, the justices kept in place a lower court block on the measure. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Elections , US Government

Simplified: The Supreme Court's 6-1-2 decision kept a lower court's block on the U.S. Postal Service rule in place.

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3 weeks ago
On Monday night, the Court rejected the government’s bid to revive the U.S. Postal Service’s rule implementing Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Elections , US Government

Simplified: The Supreme Court rejected the government's attempt to revive a U.S. Postal Service rule related to an anti-mail voting executive order.

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3 weeks ago
Since March, Democracy Docket has published more than 40 stories on the mail-in voting executive order alone. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 Newsletter 🏷️ Politics , Media , Elections

Simplified: Since March, Democracy Docket has published more than 40 stories on the mail-in voting executive order.

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3 weeks ago
When Donald Trump signed his mail-in ballot executive order in March, my law firm filed the first lawsuit to block it. 1.000

👤 Marc Elias 📋 Newsletter 🏷️ Politics , Law , Elections

Simplified: Marc Elias's law firm filed the first lawsuit to block Donald Trump's mail-in ballot executive order from March.

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She oversaw Mr. Trump’s political operation and the 2024 campaign that returned him to the White House. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections

Simplified: Susie Wiles oversaw Donald Trump's political operation and his 2024 campaign.

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At the RNC convention earlier this week, Trump made Republicans raise their right hand and pledge to him personally — then pledge that they're going to "cheat like hell.” 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Newsletter 🏷️ Politics , Donald Trump , Elections

Simplified: At an RNC convention, Donald Trump had Republicans raise their right hands, pledge to him personally, and then pledge to 'cheat like hell.'

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James Wiley, the election denier and GOP candidate for secretary of state in Colorado, apparently has given himself the nickname of “The Red Flame of Liberty.” 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Newsletter 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Colorado

Simplified: James Wiley, a GOP candidate for secretary of state in Colorado, has given himself the nickname 'The Red Flame of Liberty.'

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Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R), who was recently found in contempt by the state Supreme Court for violating an order not to move forward with a map eliminating a Democratic U.S. House s... 1.000

👤 Andrew Wyrich 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Redistricting , Law , Elections

Simplified: Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was found in contempt by the state Supreme Court for violating an order regarding a congressional map.

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an attorney representing a group of GOP candidates told the 8th Circuit Court today: That date is not the point of no return, and it could be modified by a court waiver. 1.000

👤 an attorney representing a group of GOP candidates 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law , Elections

Simplified: An attorney for GOP candidates told the 8th Circuit Court that the September 19 ballot deadline could be modified by a court waiver.

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The failure to invite the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is the latest ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy. 1.000

👤 Andrew Wyrich 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , Elections

Simplified: The Trump administration did not invite the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to monitor the midterm elections.

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Missouri must begin distributing its ballots to overseas and military voters by Sept. 19, but an attorney representing a group of GOP candidates told the 8th Circuit Court today: That date is not the... 1.000

👤 Andrew Wyrich 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Law , Elections

Simplified: Missouri is required to start distributing ballots to overseas and military voters by September 19.

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3 weeks ago
Last week, five voters who had signed a petition to force a referendum vote on the gerrymander filed a separate class action seeking $80 million in damages. 1.000

👤 Andrew Wyrich 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Redistricting , Law , Elections

Simplified: Five Missouri voters filed a class action lawsuit seeking $80 million in damages over a gerrymander referendum petition.

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the Department of Justice (DOJ) is now 0-24 in its crusade for unredacted voter information. 1.000

👤 Andrew Wyrich 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law , Elections

Simplified: The Department of Justice has a 0-24 record in court cases regarding its efforts to obtain unredacted voter information.

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A new report found that 1 in 10 Americans now lives in a different congressional district from two years ago, a stark reminder of the impact President Donald Trump’s relentless gerrymander war has had... 1.000

👤 A new report 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Redistricting , Statistics , Elections

Simplified: A new report found 1 in 10 Americans now lives in a different congressional district than two years ago.

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